DPR militia claims Ukrainian army mounts new offensive in Donbas
MOSCOW. Aug 11 (Interfax) - The militia has claimed a Ukrainian army offensive against several populated localities in the Donetsk region under control of the self-proclaimed people's republic.
"The enemy has reinforced its units and mounted an offensive in the areas of Donetsk, Ilovaisk, Shakhtarsk, Snizhne, Krasnyi Luch and Horlivka. Tensions are the highest near these populated localities," a source in the staff of the Donetsk People's Republic militia told Interfax.
The militia claimed they had managed to seize the initiative in some sectors. "The fierce fighting forced the Ukrainian army to move onto the defensive near the towns of Tsentralnyi, Chornukhyne, Horlivka, Kamenka, Ostra Mohila and Yenakiieve; a tank offensive against the town of Orlovo-Ivanivka and a storm of Horlivka and Ilovaisk were deterred," the staff representative said.
Interfax has yet to obtain a confirmation from the Ukrainian servicemen.
